Who is the mascot for the University of Michigan sports teams?”
The wolverine has been their mascot since 1861. In the article I read, there are several different theories trying to explain how the mascot name came about: • One reason is because it was said that there was abundant trapping (of wolverines) in Michigan; however, there is a problem with this theory. There are 96,000+ square feet in Michigan and until February of 2004, there had been no verified sightings or skeletal remains found in Michigan. • in 1944, Fielding H. Yost (coach) put forth a theory (in the Michigan Quarterly) that the name came from the fur trade days between the Indians and fur trappers. They would refer to the furs from as “Michigan Wolverines.” • Albert H. Marckwardt, in 1952, theorized that (in the Michigan Quaterly Review), that it came from the French, who first settled in Michigan in 1700. Their appetites of the settlers and their portions were so gluttonous that they were called “Michigan Wolverines.” • The last theory was based on the state line dispute between
